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SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The 32nd-ranked UC San Diego women's tennis team posted a dominating 9-0 victory at Point Loma Nazarene Tuesday afternoon.

With the win, UCSD improved to 2-0 while PLNU dropped to 0-2.

The Tritons won all six singles match-ups against the Sea Lions in straight sets.

Senior Melissa Breisacher was a winner at the top of both ladders. In No. 1 singles, she defeated Maika Adair 6-1 and 6-4. She also teamed with freshman Kyra Scott at No. 1 doubles to take a commanding 8-1 win against Hope Penner and Preethika Venugopal.

Scott was victorious in her No. 2 singles match, downing Penner 7-6, 6-1. Freshman Paula Chou won at No. 3 singles, sophomore Melinda Chu came out on top in the No. 4 tilt, junior Tara Vanooteghem won at No. 5 and senior Jacquelyn Davis took the No. 6 match. Spots three through six all featured identical 6-4, 6-1 scores.

The duo of Chou and Davis defeated Adair and Sharon Reibstein at No. 2 doubles, 8-3. At No. 3, Chu and Vanooteghem posted an 8-4 victory against Wileen Chiu and Kiersten Steinhauer.

The Tritons are off to a strong start thus far with wins over Azusa Pacific (6-3) and now PLNU. Last season, UCSD suffered losses against both squads, falling 8-1 at APU and 7-2 at home versus Point Loma.

UCSD is off until Feb. 16-18 when it plays at the Grand Canyon Invitational in Arizona. The Tritons will face second-ranked BYU-Hawaii, Dominican and Dixie State.